The wind whines over the dunes; the sand shimmers and shifts; the sounds of little bells spin in the air. A woman walks into frame, her bare feet leaving a looped pattern of tracks. She sits down. A tiny figure crosses the far horizon and advances. It is a second woman who, facing the first, puts out her hand and appears to transfer something. They gaze at each other, and then embrace. The second woman leaves in an opposite direction. A series of dissolves gradually darken the frame, and both sets of footprints are obliterated. The wind sand and image fade with the image.
West coast film-maker Josephine Massarella’s interestingly absorbing experimental film consists of a single shot and a static camera until the dissolves. Upon its crystalline imagery can be projected whatever male and female wish – or experience. There’s no dialogue, and the natural sounds and mystical music contribute towards a mildly hypnotic state that impels the viewer towards an interior interpretation. – Pat Thompson.
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